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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to recognize the 125th anniversary of the
4National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Branch 219
5Aurora; and
 
6    WHEREAS, NALC Branch 219 was founded on May 6, 1891 with
7just 10 members and has grown to represent over 245 members
8from Aurora, Montgomery, Yorkville, and Plano; and
 
9    WHEREAS, The members of NALC Branch 219 are devoted members
10of their community; every second Saturday in May since 1992,
11members of NALC Branch 219, as well as letter carriers
12nationwide take part in the Stamp Out Hunger food drive; in
13more than 10,000 cities and towns across the country
14non-perishable food donations are collected and delivered to
15community food banks, pantries, and shelters; in the last 15
16years, more than $20 million dollars and one billion pounds of
17food have been collected by letter carriers; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Since 1952, the Muscular Dystrophy Association
19has been the national charity of the NALC; and
 
20    WHEREAS, The NALC was founded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in
211889 and is the sole representative of city delivery letter

 

 

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1carriers employed by the United States Postal Service; members
2are also members of the AFL-CIO; therefore, be it
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
5recognize the 125th anniversary of the National Association of
6Letter Carriers Branch 219 Aurora and we wish them many more
7successful years; and be it further
 
8    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9presented to NALC Branch 219 as an expression of our esteem and
10respect.